HOUSING association tenants in Faifley are being asked what they think of proposals to transfer ownership of their homes to a new landlord.

Faifley Housing Association (FHA) has launched a consultation with tenants on proposals to transfer its housing stock to Caledonia Housing Association (CHA).

Tenants have received a detailed formal consultation notice setting out what the transfer would mean for them.

Caledonia has offered a five-year rent freeze promise to improve rent affordability and a further £412,000 investment to improve the local environment.

CHA also says FHA's tenants will be able to decide where that money is spent if the transfer proposal is backed. 

Over the next month, staff from Faifley and Caledonia will visit every tenant to find out what they think about the transfer plans.

Tenants can also provide feedback via a range of other methods - using the feedback form or scanning the QR code on the notice, by emailing Faifley or calling the association on 01389 877924, getting in touch through Faifley’s Facebook page or by completing an online form on its website. 

There will be an opportunity to hear from the Tenant Information Service (TIS) and senior staff from both organisations about the proposals through planned meetings and a drop-in consultation event on Wednesday, November 17 at the Skypoint Centre in Faifley.

Details are in the consultation notice. All visits and meetings will be held in a covid secure manner.

Catherine Lowe, FHA's interim director, said: "Caledonia Housing Association was selected as our preferred transfer partner on the strength of their transfer offer.

"We have negotiated an excellent package of benefits for our tenants based on key local tenant priorities. We would encourage our tenants to tell us what they think during this important first stage of consultation.

"If tenants report that they like what we have agreed, we hope then to move to the next stage of the formal tenant ballot that should take place early in January 2022.

"All Faifley tenants will have a vote on whether the transfer goes ahead so we urge them to get behind the great future that we want to deliver for them through the transfer to Caledonia."